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Home » building envelope

Articles Tagged with ''building envelope''

ABM to Cut Energy and Operating Costs More Than $4.1 Million for West Boylston, Mass.

Capital Improvements Made Without Added Burden to Local Taxpayers
May 4, 2015

ABM announced its ABM Building Solutions business is completing a multi-million dollar contract of extensive energy and facility improvements to government and school buildings throughout the town of West Boylston, Massachusetts.


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March 18, 2015: Energy Efficient Building Products Revenue to Exceed $4.3 Billion from 2015-2023

HVAC, Controls, and Lighting Expected to Gain Increasing Market Share
March 18, 2015

Today’s building stock accounts for a substantial amount of global energy use, putting increased pressure on governments and corporations to reduce their energy-related spending and carbon footprints, notes Navigant Research. As a result, energy efficiency has become a broad-based strategy to solve both of these challenges.


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Going Deep On Energy Retrofits

Extensive Work Results in Significant Energy Savings
Joanna Turpin
Joanna R. Turpin
June 23, 2014

Savvy contractors working in this niche market focus not only on deep energy reductions, but on non-energy benefits, such as improved comfort, better IAQ, increased home values, and a more durable home. 


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Armstrong Rebrands, Advocates for Energy Efficiency

Pump Manufacturer Markets Design Envelope Technology as Affordable Solution
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Jen Anesi
August 19, 2013

The company celebrated the global rebranding at its annual Armstrong Media Days, held this June in Toronto. 


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Jan. 21, 2013: DOE Invests in Developing Advanced Building Technologies, Including HVAC

January 21, 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $9 million investment in the development of leading-edge building technologies, including high-efficiency heating and cooling equipment.


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Jan. 16, 2013: New Thermal Envelope Design Could Greatly Reduce Home Energy Use

January 16, 2013
According to collaborative research led by Ryerson University, a new residential thermal envelope design has the potential to save up to 80 percent on energy consumption. Russell Richman is the co-principal investigator of a research project exploring the practicality of what is called nested thermal envelope design.


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Dec. 21, 2012: Schöck Introduces New Solution to Thermal Bridging to U.S. Building Market

December 21, 2012
Schöck, an international developer of products for thermal insulation, impact sound insulation, and reinforcement technology, has announced the United States introduction of Isokorb®, a solution to thermal bridging in the building envelope.


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April 17, 2012: Researchers Aim to Develop Smart Building Envelopes to Reduce Energy Costs

April 17, 2012
Within the envelopes of commercial and residential buildings rests the promise of major, new energy efficiencies in the built environment, according to University of Michigan researchers.


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DOE Offers $5.2M to HVAC Projects

April 2, 2012
As part of the Obama administration’s blueprint for an American economy built to last, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the availability of up to $5.2 million in fiscal year 2012 to develop improved building efficiency technologies, including advanced heating and cooling systems.


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A Change in the Air at ACCA

John Conrad
March 9, 2012

At this year's conference, the term HVAC disappeared and was replaced with Home Performance Contracting.


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